rockadanny

Responses from rockadanny

spakers for various genres
Budget? Willing to buy used? 
Thinking about buying Zu Definitions, need advice
Cary 2A3 sounded very good with the Defs and Essence. Amazing the volume you can get with so few watts. 
Zu Essence mini review
I experienced this same type of issue with other Zu speakers UNTIL they were properly set up. Too much toe-in will do this to them - thin the mids and etch the highs. Contact Zu for help on better positioning. 
Will mother move your speakers at Thanksgiving?
Grimace - I'd draw an outline of a body between the speakers with chalk and spill some ketchup for blood effect. Then get some police tape and tape off the area where speakers and gear reside. If any one asks about the body which was there, just t... 
Thinking about buying Zu Definitions, need advice
Just spent all day Saturday at a Zu House Party in Atlanta. They are scheduling events like this, taking the demo to the customers at several places aroung the country who do not have a nearby dealer and who were unable to fly out to RMAF. Check t... 
Does anyone know a dealer in Nashville, TN.
I believe Eggleston Works (speaker mfr.) is in Nashville, I think. 
Building Second System...which cables in my budget
PNF cables are good and inexpensive, even new.http://www.pnfaudio.com/ 
Lost - Your combined experience required
I used to be a "wire is wire" guy until I heard Gregg Straley's Reality speaker cables. They openend up the sound and brought out clarity and dimensionality unheard until then. These are special cables that sound to me like what you may need. They... 
Zu Essence vs B&W
... larger soundstage and ... smoother more present mid-rangeI have not heard B&W 803's, but if your goal is as stated, this is exactly what Zu will give to you - IN SPADES!- IF properly set up. I don't think you can get better soundstage or m... 
Are there any albums you consider perfect?
Miles - Kind of Blue 
Favourite ECM Titles
Treje Rypdal - "Chaser" and "Blue"Tord Gustavsen - "Being There"Just off the top of my head. I'd have to check my stash for more, which I'm sure there are. 
SET the best?
You have to consider the size of your room, how loud you play it and type of music.So true. My room is medium/large; speakers (TMM) are 87dB, min. 6.5 ohms, running full-range but are augmented by a pair of 12" self-powered subs. Power are a pair ... 
Surge protection for SF Line 3
fuelie - the excess energy is converted [to] a small amount of heat? A surge of 6000 volts? Or lightening strike of much more? To a "small" amount of heat? 
Question about power surge protection
fuelie ...From the ZeroSurge site:Then in 2006, in answer to two specific application requirements (one military, one audio), Mr. Harford developed and patented Total Surge Cancellation (TSC) Technology®. TSC first filters off the most dangerous s... 
The great Soupy Sales died
One of the funniest person's ever. Gallons of milk passed through my nostrils as a kid as I laughed while eating lunch watching the Soup and his antics.